Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,340 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Letitia Carson (ca.1814-1888)
Laura Kofi
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Laura Adorkor Kofi (c. 1895-1928)
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Christian Friends for Racial Equality
Clyde Foster
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Clyde Foster (1931-2017)

Explore Global African History

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African Cowboys on the Argentine Pampas: Their Disappearance from the Historical Record
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Maria Firmina dos Reis (1825-1917)
Empress Zewditu
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Empress Zewditu (1876-1930)
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Samuel Sharpe (ca. 1780-1832)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective
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Cowboys of Color in South America
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007
African in Golconda, India, 17th century
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Islam and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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